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Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner is a satirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. It featured a fictional clan of hillbillies living in the impoverished fictional mountain village of Dogpatch, USA. Written and illustrated by Al Capp (1909–1979), the strip ran for 43 years, from August 13, 1934…

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Author
Al Capp
Current status/schedule
Concluded
End date
November 13, 1977
Genre(s)
Humor, satire, politics
Launch date
August 13, 1934
Publisher(s)
Simon & Schuster, HRW, Kitchen Sink Press, Dark Horse, The Library of American Comics

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related to Supporting characters and villains · 422
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related to Beyond the comic strip · 127
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related to Main characters · 93
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related to Mythic creatures · 73
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related to Stage, film and television · 62
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related to Parodies and imitations · 54
Li'l Abner → Al Capp, Al Feldstein, Al Slapp, Allen Saunders, Alvin Toffler, Art Gates, Baldy, Benton, Boody Rogers' Babe, Both, Capp, Capp's, Central City, Charlton Comics, Cotton Woods, Don Dean, EC Comics, Frank Frazetta, Gumbo Galahad, Hal Rapp
related to Licensing, advertising and promotion · 46
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related to Radio and recordings · 44
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related to Sheet music · 44
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related to Comic books and reprints · 38
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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Li'l AbnerAuthorAl Capp1.00infobox
Li'l AbnerCurrent status/scheduleConcluded1.00infobox
Li'l AbnerEnd dateNovember 13, 19771.00infobox
Li'l AbnerGenre(s)Humor, satire, politics1.00infobox
Li'l AbnerLaunch dateAugust 13, 19341.00infobox
Li'l AbnerPublisher(s)Simon & Schuster, HRW, Kitchen Sink Press, Dark Horse, The Library of American Comics1.00infobox
Li'l AbnerSyndicate(s)United Feature Syndicate (1934–1964) Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (1964–1977)1.00infobox
Li'l Abneris asatirical American comic strip that appeared in multiple newspapers in the United States0.90text
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Li'l Abnerrelated to Animation and puppetryBeginning0.60section
Li'l Abnerrelated to Animation and puppetryScreen Gems0.60section
Li'l Abnerrelated to Animation and puppetryColumbia Pictures0.60section

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